A note on environmental policy and innovation when governments cannot commit

Energy Economics

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Montero, Juan Pablo ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Commitment; Innovation; Pollution

Indexed keywords

COMMITMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY DESIGN;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INNOVATION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY;

EID: 80054951087     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2011.07.022     Document Type: Article

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